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Korean literature sales boom overseas in wake of Han Kang's Nobel win
Han Kang, recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the office of her Swedish-language publisher, Natur & Kultur, in Stockholm, ...
Hungarian master of absurdist excess László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for work that upholds the power of art in the ...
Han Kang
The latest news and top stories on Han Kang, a novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate. Known for her intense poetic prose, she was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for confronting historical ...
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Overseas sales of translated Korean books hit record high after Nobel win
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Sales of translated Korean literature overseas rose significantly last year from a year ago, amid heightened attention following Han Kang's Nobel Prize win, a state agency ...
The Tokyo bookstore where translated Korean literature sparks ‘conversation across borders’
Since 2015, publisher Kim Seung-bok has used her shop Chekccori to connect Japanese readers with top Korean authors ‘in the right way’.
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Small Tokyo bookstore building bridges with Korean literature
On a quiet street in Tokyo's Jimbocho district, known for its secondhand bookstores and publishing houses, one shop stands out: Chekccori. The store's shelves are lined with Korean literature ...